1-bed · 662 sqftMerano Tower, Business Bay · 5th floor · completed 2020

516, Merano Tower

Sold prices and rental history: sold once, by the developer in July 2020, and rented continuously since 2020. Every registered sale and contract is below; today's estimate is free after a one-time verification.

Unit 516 · DLD and Ejari recordsUpdated 18 May 2025
Last soldAED 727K2 July 2020
Current rentAED 75K /yr18 May 2025
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Property timeline for 516, Merano Tower

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Last sold for AED 727,000 in 2020

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18 May 2025RentedRenewal
AED 75,000/yr12 months · AED 113 per sqft
18 May 2024RentedNew contract
AED 70,000/yr12 months · AED 106 per sqft
10 Dec 2022RentedRenewal
AED 50,715/yr12 months · AED 77 per sqft
10 Dec 2021RentedRenewal
AED 44,100/yr12 months · AED 67 per sqft
10 Sep 2020RentedNew contract
AED 42,000/yr12 months · AED 63 per sqft
2 Jul 2020Sold by developerReady
AED 727,000AED 1,097 per sqft

Source: Dubai Land Department. Updated 18 May 2025.

Key facts

Type
1-bed apartment
Size
662 sqft
Floor
5th of 29
Parking
B3-028
Developer
DAMAC
Completed
2020
Service charge
AED 12,600 /yr
Last sold
AED 727K · July 2020
Building
Merano Tower

About 516, Merano Tower

516 is a one-bedroom apartment of 662 sqft on the 5th floor of Merano Tower, a 29-storey tower in Business Bay completed in 2020 by DAMAC. The developer sold it on 2 July 2020 for AED 727,000, or AED 1,097 per sqft, 32% below the AED 1,609 one-beds in the building were fetching at the time.

It has been rented continuously since 2020 on 5 Ejari contracts. The current contract, renewed on 18 May 2025, is AED 75,000 a year: a gross yield of 10.3% on the 2020 price, before the service charge of about AED 12,600 a year.

Sales and rents for 516 over time

Sales
Unit 516, each saleTypical one-bed in Merano Tower
800K1M1.2M2016201920222025Typical sale price by year: 2016 AED 1,059,200; 2017 AED 1,061,000; 2018 AED 1,069,110; 2019 AED 1,084,000; 2020 AED 995,000; 2021 AED 804,000; 2022 AED 997,000; 2023 AED 970,000; 2024 AED 1,100,000; 2025 AED 1,060,000; 2026 AED 1,130,000Sold by developer, July 2020: AED 727,000 (AED 1,097 per sqft)

516 has sold once; the dashed line is the one-bed median of each year in the building.

Rents
Unit 516, each contractTypical one-bed in Merano Tower
40K60K80K2020202220242026Typical rent by year: 2020 AED 45,000; 2021 AED 48,000; 2022 AED 60,000; 2023 AED 70,000; 2024 AED 75,000; 2025 AED 78,000; 2026 AED 80,000New contract, September 2020: AED 42,000 a yearRenewal, December 2021: AED 44,100 a yearRenewal, December 2022: AED 50,715 a yearNew contract, May 2024: AED 70,000 a yearRenewal, May 2025: AED 75,000 a year

Annual rent on each registered contract; the dashed line is the one-bed median of each year in the building.

1-beds in Merano Tower, and where 516 sits

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516 last sold in July 2020 at AED 1,097 per sqft, 32% below what one-beds in Merano Tower were fetching at the time (AED 1,609). Over the last 12 months one-beds sold for AED 980,000 to 1,200,000, around AED 1,597 per sqft, and rent for AED 66,000 to 126,000 a year. 516's AED 75,000 is in the lower half of that range.

Recent 1-bed salesUnit no.Price (AED)Summary
13 Feb 20261,100,000
4 Feb 20261,170,000
22 Jan 20261,200,000
15 Jan 20261,100,000
10 1-bed sales in the last 12 months

Merano Tower

Building

574 apartments, studios to 3-bed over 29 floors in Business Bay, completed in 2020 by DAMAC. 16 sold in the last 12 months.

Typical price per sqft
AED 1,571 Down 2.3%
Typical sale
AED 1.19M
Typical rent
AED 80K /yr
Typical yield
7.9%
Merano Tower, Business Bay: prices, sales and rents →

Other units on the 5th floor

All 574 units in Merano Tower
Value
5011-bedAED 965K · Nov 2016
5021-bedAED 738K · Sep 2020
5031-bedAED 1.08M · May 2020
504StudioAED 632K · Jun 2020
5051-bedAED 1.06M · Oct 2017
506StudioAED 660K · May 2023
5071-bedAED 1.02M · Jun 2016
1–7 of 19

516, Merano Tower in numbers

  • Sold once: by DAMAC on 2 July 2020 for AED 727,000, or AED 1,097 per sqft.
  • Rented since September 2020 on 5 Ejari contracts, from AED 42,000 to AED 75,000 a year.
  • At AED 75,000 a year the gross yield on the 2020 price is 10.3%, before a service charge of about AED 12,600 a year (AED 19.02 per sqft).
  • One-beds in Merano Tower sold for AED 980,000–1,200,000 in the 12 months to November 2026; the building's median across all types is AED 1,571 per sqft.

Source: Dubai Land Department. Updated 18 May 2025.

Questions about 516, Merano Tower

What did unit 516 last sell for?

AED 727,000 on 2 July 2020, sold by the developer: AED 1,097 per sqft for 662 sqft. It is the only registered sale of the unit.

What is the rent for unit 516?

AED 75,000 a year on the contract renewed on 18 May 2025. The previous contract, from May 2024, was AED 70,000; the unit has been rented since September 2020.

How big is unit 516?

662 sqft (61.5 sqm): a one-bedroom apartment on the 5th floor of a 29-storey tower completed in 2020.

What is unit 516 worth today?

The YallaValue estimate is updated daily and free after a one-time verification by WhatsApp, email or Google. One-beds in Merano Tower sold for AED 980,000 to 1,200,000 in the last 12 months, around AED 1,597 per sqft.

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Price
AED 727,000
Deposit, UAE resident (20%)
AED 145,400
Deposit, non-resident (40%)
AED 290,800
Monthly over 25 years at 3.7%
AED 2,974

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